The Bachelor of Arts in Journalism

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units

See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the
University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must
be upper division.

A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years.
Please request a plan from your major advisor or view it and other current advising information at http://em.csuchico.edu/aap/ProgramSearch.

Please see General Education, Cultural Diversity, U.S. History, Constitution, and American Ideals, and Literacy Requirements
under the BA in Communication Studies.

Course Requirements for the Major: 40-41 units

Completion of the following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree.
Additional required courses, depending upon the selected option or advising pattern, are outlined following the major core
program requirements.

National accreditation standards require a journalism major to take a 40/41-unit journalism/communication curriculum. Of the
120-unit degree program, 80 units must be taken outside the journalism/communication curriculum. Overall, 65 of the units
must be in liberal arts and sciences. The following courses, if taken as General Education or upper-division theme, will apply
to the 80 outside units: CMST 131, CMST 132, CMST 255, CMST 334. Community college transfer students may apply 6 units (e.g.,
JOUR 260 and JOUR 101) to the 40/41-unit major.

Prerequisites: Admission to the Honors in the Major program; JOUR 101, JOUR 260. For Option in News-Editorial: JOUR 321. For
Option in Public Relations: JOUR 341.

Formal Minor Requirement

Journalism majors with options in News-Editorial and Public Relations are required to complete a formal minor in a department
outside the School of Communication.

Major Option Course Requirements: 28-29 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required dependent upon the option chosen. Students must
select one of the following options for completion of the major course requirements.